#656f74

Color #656f74

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#656f74

RGB

rgb(101, 111, 116)

HSL

hsl(200, 6.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 12.9%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(46.17, -2.66, -4.06)

LCH

lch(46.17, 4.85, 236.77)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.0145, 228.93)

HWB

hwb(200, 39.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746a65

Analogous

#657471

#656f74

#656774

Triadic

#656f74

#74656f

#6f7465

Split-complementary

#656f74

#746567

#747165

Tetradic

#656f74

#6a6574

#746a65

#6f7465

Square

#656f74

#716574

#746a65

#677465

Shades

Color #656f74 mixed toward black.

#545c61

#434a4d

#32373a

#222527

#111213

Tints

Color #656f74 mixed toward white.

#7c888d

#979fa4

#b1b7bb

#cbcfd1

#e5e7e8

Tones

Color #656f74 mixed toward gray.

#666e73

#676e71

#696e70

#6a6d6f

#6b6d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.08:1

White text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696a73 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#696873 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#667272 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #656f74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656f74]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#656f74 (#656f74) is rgb(101, 111, 116) in RGB.

No, #656f74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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